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« on: September 21, 2009, 07:20:19 PM »
can you tan with borax and salt?
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« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2009, 08:36:44 PM »
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« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2009, 06:09:24 AM »
Not sure where you heard that snake oil tanning but borax is used to preserve bird skins and used in dry preservative for mounting deer etc, and salt is just used to pull moisture out of hides. Neither tans in any way but salt is used in the tanning process.
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« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2009, 09:35:48 AM »
it peserves it but not tans it
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